The Viking Drama philosophy is that theatre is an environment to empower young adolescents to actively rehearse adult behaviors. The passion to be a theatre artist must be sacrificed to better prepare my students for the demands of society. Middle school theatre’s mission is to guide young people across the bridge from childhood to responsible adulthood. Viking Drama, a place where respect, cooperation, quality, and pride were words to guide and challenge. A place where young adolescents could gather and be listened to with respect. They would be given opportunities to develop their self-confidence and self-respect. They would be given responsibilities and expectations to fulfill them at a level to instill pride. Thats what Viking Drama strides to be.